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VOL. VII.
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, AUGUST 26, 1902.
no. n.
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
An Effort is Still Being Made to Re
J sume Work.
Wilkcsbarro, Aug. 24. The com
mittee from the People's Alliance of
this city which waited on Senators
Juny and Penrose at Atlantic City,
last week, and urged them to use
their good offices to bring about ar
bitration in the coal strike, per
formed a like mission in this city
to-day when they called on Presi
dent Mitchel and requested him to
co operate with the Pennsylvania
Senators in bringing about a settle
ment of the strike, Mr. Mitchell said
he would do anything that was hon
orable to bring about an adjnstrncnt
and he furnished the committee with
the statistics of the strike from the
miners' point of view which were
forwarded to Senator Quay to-night.
It has been just learned that Pres
ident Mitchell was badly shaken up
in a railroad wreck at Rcising, III.,
last Monday. The train ran into a
washout and nearly all the cars left
tho track. The sleeper in which
Mr. Mitchell was loft tho rails and
ho was thro-vn with much force from
his berth. Tho engineer and fire
man of the train, however, were the
only persons who were injured.
Buffalo, Aug. 14, United States
Senator M. A. .Ilanna arrived in
Buffalo today from Niagara Falls.
For the first time Senator Ilanna
stated the abandonment finally of
all efforts to end the coal strike. He
said it sorrowfully, for he believes
the operators should meet tho min
ers in arbitration. "I have exhaust
ed my efforts," said Senator Ilanna.
"I have done all in my power and
and can do no more. I will mako
no further attempt lor it would bo
useless." Ho said there was no
chance of arbitration so long as on
ly one side, the miners, were willing
to arbitrate. Ho gave it as his opin
ion that tho miners will not givo in
so long as they are able to fight.
"It will not bo a short fight," said
lie. "It will be prolonged and such
prolongation will mean not only
hardships for tho miners and tfce
children under them, but will bave
its effect on tho American people.
Tho longer this struggle continues,
tho greater will be tho increase in
tho price of coal."
Ho said ho considered tho refusal"
of tho operators to arbitrato as final.
"I talked with Mr. Morgan before
ho went to Europe," said the Sena
tor, "and before the strike was fully
under way. Ho deplored the situa
tion, but would tako no active part
toward a settlement. His attitude,
in my opinion, is unchanged."
Hazlcton, Pa., Aug. 24. D. J. Mc
Carthy, chairman, and Matthew
Long and Harry Silverman, mem
bers of tho executive committee of
tho People's Alliance, of Hazlcton,
went to Now York to-day to endeav
or to put into operation some plan
looking to a termination of tho
strike. They decline to make pub
lic their plan or to say whom they
hope to sec in tho metropolis. The
People's Alliance is composed of bus
iness men and miners.
Shenandoah, Pa., Aug. 24. He
ports received at brigade headquar
ters showed the entire anthracite
coal field to be very quiet. Gener
al Gobin said to-day that a settle
ment of the strike appears to him
to bo as far off as when ho arrived
here, nearly four weeks ago. The
troops will mi all probability remain
here until the striko comes to an
end.
Look out for Ca Hoy's prices this
week.
Local Items.
Bather cool weather, this, for this
season of the year.
Messrs. Caffey & Co. are offering
inducements on everything in stock
tbis week. Sec change in ad.
Your attention is directed to tho
new ad. of The Piedmont Music Co.,
Winston, which appears in this issue.
It is offering a premium that it will
pay you to investigate. Sec the ad.
The North Wilkesboro Clothing
Co. is offering great reductions on
summer clothing, and now is a rare
opportunity if you are on tho look
out for rare bargains. Seethe new
ad. on last page it will pay you to
investigate.
The fall term of tho Blue Ridge
Institute begins Monday. This
promises to be one of tho best terms
in the history of tho school, wo arc
pleased to note. Start your children
on the first day this will bo better
for all parties concerned.
Col. Win. F. Henderson, who was
at one time a resident of this coun
ty and well known to our people,
died in East Bend yesterday morn
ing at the ripe old ago of about 80
years. His mind gao way a few
years ago recently i t was com
pletely lost.
Mr. C. S. Woods, a former North
Wilkeseoro boy, who has been en
gaged in tho clothing business at
Elkin, made an assignment Friday.
A host of friends sympathize with
and hope that ho will soon bo "on
his feet" again. Mr. J. F. nendren
is assignee. We failed to get the
amount of liabilities and assets.
The Bankers Union established a
lodge at this place Friday night
with tho following officers: Presi
dent, A. C. Hamby; vice-Presidcnt,
J. O. Gregg; Secretary, L. A. Haus
cr; Banker, A. R.'Safford; Overseer,
W. P. Horton; Chaplain; W. D. Lee;
Guard, C. W. Salford; Sentinel, C. C.
O'Daniel.
Calvin Forester who runs the
electric light plant, says troubles
never comes singly. Ho had to get
up early Friday morning to repair
some broken machinery. On look
ing to see what time it was ho dis
covered that his watch was broken.
Then, while dressing he was stung
by a large red wasp.
The Hustler makes its best bow
to Tho Daily Journal, of Winston,
for the following: Tho North
Wilkesboro Hustler, which is al
ways a bright and enterprising pub
lication, is now published twice a
week. That is enterprise, and tho
citizens of North Wilkesboro ought
to encourago it by extending a lib
eral patronage.
Shot Through the Head.
Saturday just beyond Wilkesboro
a young negro about 15 years old by
the name of Sam Howell was at the
homo of Sue Johnson. Ho told her
little girl to dance and she refused.
Ho then picked up a 3S-calibro pis
tol and told her if tho did not dance
he would shoot her. She still re
fused, when ho executed his threat.
Tho ball penetrated the skull just
above the right eye and came out at
tho back of her head. Sam imme
diately disappeared and has not yet
been captured.
Strange to say, tho girl, who is
three years old, still lives, but there
is no hope for her recovery, as her
brains are gradually oozing out.
Wo aro closing our summer stock
out at a very low price. Our sister
staits North tomorrow to buy her
full stock of millionary. Andrew
Bros.
BRUSHY flOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION.
An Interesting Session Over $200.00
Raised Next Meeting at Shady
Grove.
The Brushy Mountain Baptist As
sociation held its 29th annual session
in the Methodist church in Wilkes
boro last Thursday, Friday, Satur
day and Sunday. As it was impos
sible to complete the new Baptist
church in time for tho meeting the
Association, though the courtesy of
the Methodists, held tho sessions in
tho Methodist- church. The intro
ductory sermon was preached by
Rev. S. P. Conrad of Charlotte.
The association was then oriran
ized for tho session by re-electing
J. L. Hemphill, Monderator and
Vance McGhinnis, Clerk. All tho
churches were represented. The
different committees were then ap-
pointed and the Association took up
the regular routine of business. Fol
lowing aro tho topics that were dis
cussed: Temperanco, education,
orphanage, State, home and foreign
missions and the state of the church.
There was quite a lively discus
sion on the temperance question
Thursday night. Tho resolution
adopted recommended that the
church withdraw membership from
any ono who mado or sold or aided
therein any intoxicating liquors.
Esq. Lindsay Triplett, perhaps tho
the oldest temperance workei in the
Baptist church in the county was
present and spoke on the resolu
tions. Sunday morning there was a Sun
day school mass meeting and at 11
o'clock Bev. Johnson preach another
excellent sermon, which ended the
session of the association.
The sessions were largely attend
ed and on Sunday the large Metho
dist church was packed to overflow
ing. Tho contributions for all objects
will amount to something over t$200.
The next session will meet t ith
Shady Grove church commencing
on Thursday before tho 4th Sunday
in August 1903.
Deserted His Family.
Thursday's Winston Sentinel con
tains the following:
A white woman, with five chil
dren, arrived here last night from
Abingdon, Va. She gave her name
as Spivey and the story she related
to the Winston officers is indeed a
sad one.
Mrs. Spivey stated that she moved
with jier husband from Wilkesboro
to Abingdon, ten years ago. They
weic getting along very nicely un
til the first of this year, when the
first of this year, when the husband
became infatuated with an eighteen-year-old
girl and in April last ran
away with her, leaving his wife and
children at the mercy of friends.
According to tho statement of the
wife, Spivey carried away with him
$125, this being every cent in the
house.
The largest child is a son, 10 years
old and tho two youngest (twins)
two years. Mrs. Spivey said that
friends at Abingdon paid their rail
road fare to Roanoke and friends at
the latter place bought tickets for
them to Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Spivey stated also that when
she left Wilkesboro her parents re
sided there, but since then they
havo moved to Lenoir. Tho city
furnished the bereaved wife with
tickets for herself and children to
North. Wilkesboro. They left this
morning.
Mrs. L. H. Woods, of Elkin, came
up Saturday to spend a few days.
Purely Personal.
Mrs. Whitaker camo in from
Greensboro Friday.
Mr. T. U. Eller returned from an
extended business trip to Elkin Fri
day. Mr. II. L. Hickerson, of Honda,
was in the city a short while Fri
day. Mr. A. D. Edwards, of Winston, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Geo. Dough
ton. Mr W. S. Caffey returned ycstcr
! day from a business trip to Ala
mance. Mr. J. P. Rousseau returned yes
terday from a business trip down
tho road.
Mrs. Mary Wilborn came in Sat
day from a visit to relatives in Sur
ry county.
Mr. A. B. Williams returned from
Durham Friday, where he visited
his iamily.
Mrs. J. R. Caffey returned yester
day from a visit to her parents at
Danamora.
Mr. S. M. Ward and wifo and
E. L. Hart returned from Greens
boro Friday.
Mr. J. G. Hackett returned yes
terday from Greensboro and Vade
Mecum Springs.
Mr. M. A. Biggs, of Elkin, was in
the city Saturday shaking hands
with old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Young return
ed yesterday from a visit to rela
tives in Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bray went
over to Marion Friday afternoon.
They will return today.
Miss Polly Crowder left for Peach
land Friday to visit relatives. She
will return in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. P. Ward re
turned Saturday from a visit to
Greensboro and Winston.
Mrs. J. R. Combs left for Balti
more yesterday to purchase her fall
and winter line of millinery.
Mr. R. W. Gwyn and family re
turned Thursday evening from an
extended visit to Ashe county.
Miss Paulino Egbert, of Atlee, Va.,
arrived in Wilkesboro yesterday.
Sho will teach a private school.
Mrs. M. J. Chatham, of Elkin, and
Miss Julia Chatham, of Hillsboro,
aro visiting the family of Mr. W. R.
Hubbard at Moravian Falls.
Misses Mary and Lucy Martin re-,
turned to their homo at Davidson
yesterday, after spending a few days
with the family of Mr. A. A. Fin
ley.
Miss Emma Davies, of Warren
county, arrived in the city Saturday
and will have charge of the music
department of the Blue Ridgo Insti,
tute.
A Grand Success.
The concert under the auspices of
the ladies of the Wilkesboro Baptist
church Friday night was a grand
success in every respect. Every
number on the program was well
rendered, as was evidenced by the
rounds of applause that greeted it
all tho participants acquitted them
selves in a most admirable manner.
Financially, it was a decided suc
cess S48.00was realized.
The same program was rendered
North Wilkesboro last Inight and
28.30 was realized. This added to
the former amount makes a neat lit
tle sum of $76.30. Wo congratu
late the ladies on their success.
OUR FIRST GREAT WORK.
Qov. Jarvis Says it is the Education of
the Children.
Ex-Governor and Ix-Senator Tiu -mas
J. Jarvis of North Carolina is
now in tho sunset of life. His has
been a record on tho page of North
Carolina history. Tho following
words from a private letter written
by him breathe a lofty statesmanship
and a broad patriotism:
"I look upon the education of tho
children of tho South as tho first
great work to engage the timo and
thought and labors ot every lover of
his country and his kind.
"I am grateful for the help of tho
people of the North, but all tho work
must bo done by the men :;nd wo
men of the South. Wo underhand
tho conditions better and can deal
with them wiser than strangers. But
our peoplo themselves must bo
taught to deal with these conditions
in a spirit of fairness and broad
statesmanship. We have two races
living in tho South. These races aro
distinct and must remain so, and yet
they must live hero together. My
judgment is that it is better for both
that each bo educated and trained
and elevated to tho highest state of
cittzenship of which it i capab'o It
is also my judgment that the church
and school house are tho bet
agencies for making good citizens.
If these agencies cannot help us in
solving tho raco problem, then in
deed we have a hopejess task on our
hands. But thank God I am a man
of faith. I believe in God and in
my fellow-men, and I belicvo tho
people of tho South can solve all
problems presented to them if they
will cleave to the church and the
school house; and that too in a man
ner which shall make them and their
section a great power for good in
the world."
Wreck on the Western Road.
Ashevillc, Aug. 22. Passenger
train No. 11, from Salisbury, on the
Western North Carolina division of
the Southern Railway, was wrecked
12 miles east of here at 1 o'clock this
afternoon, eight passengers and tho
ongineer and fireman being injnred.
A spike was found upon the track
and it is supposed to have caused
the disaster. The engine was com
pletely demolished, having, together
with three cars, rolled down a high
embankment. The mail and bug
gage cars were also badly torn up.
The injured persons were taken to
the hospital.
Enlivens a Town.
John Wannamaker' who is a very
cucsessful retail merchant, says:
"Publicity each month and year bo
comes more a business necessity, for
with tho growth and advancement
in education, the reading public
grows larger and larger, and to it,
the merchant with wares, and even
tho office seeker must present them
selves through the press, in order
to receive the attention which they
must sucure in order to succeed, each
in bis own wav."
Miss Maggie Caffey returned Sat
urday accompanied by her sister-,
Mesdames J. M. Kernodle and hil
den, of Mortons Store, and R. L.
Redding and daughter, of Hernan
do, Miss.
Salisbury Sun: Hon. E. Spent or
Blackburn's invasion of Rowan coun
ty after declining Mr. Kluttz's chal
Iango for a joint debate is a beauti
ful specimen of surprising nerve.
New clothing and new prices at
North Wilkesboro Clothing Co.
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